Amazon will open facility in Connecticut and begin charging sales tax

Online retailer Amazon will build a $50 million distribution facility somewhere in Connecticut and begin collecting sales tax in November under an agreement reached this week with the state, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Monday.

The agreement comes after more than a year of squabbling between the Internet giant and the state of Connecticut, which began after the legislature passed a bill requiring Amazon to charge consumers sales tax. The state has so far been unable to collect revenue from the tax